Ukrainian ambassador should be both sweet and tough in dealing with German politicians, Melnyk believes
Former Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Andriy Melnyk advised his successor to play a “double game” by building relationships with German politicians. This is written by the German portal Welt (blocked in the Russian Federation).
The article says that the former diplomat advises his successor to be courteous in dealing with the German authorities in order to win sympathy for Ukraine. “He will need to prove himself as a diplomat as soon as possible, that is, to be nice and friendly in order to win new sympathies for Ukraine, especially in view of the fatigue from the conflict and these disputes about the cold winter,” the portal quoted Melnyk as saying.
At the same time, the ex-ambassador recommends that the successor be persistent. “On the other hand, I believe that he cannot help but feel uncomfortable and irritable and constantly challenge the lethargic German political elite. It will be a Herculean task for him to work his way through the Berlin political jungle without any probation,” he said.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on the dismissal of Melnyk from the post of Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany on July 9, reports “National News Service“. Prior to this, the diplomat repeatedly got into international scandals related to nationalism and insults to high-ranking German officials. The social network TikTok blocked an excerpt from an interview where Melnik praises the Ukrainian leader and organizer of the nationalist movement in Western Ukraine Stepan Bandera. Later, the ex-ambassador explained that with such statements he tried to make people in Germany wake up, reports “Federal news agency».
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Former Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Andriy Melnyk advised his successor to play a “double game” by building relationships with German politicians. This is written by the German portal Welt (blocked in the Russian Federation). The article says that the former diplomat advises his successor to be courteous in dealing with the German authorities in order to win sympathy for Ukraine. “He will need to prove himself as a diplomat as soon as possible, that is, to be nice and friendly in order to win new sympathies for Ukraine, especially in view of the fatigue from the conflict and these disputes about the cold winter,” the portal quoted Melnyk as saying. At the same time, the ex-ambassador recommends that the successor be persistent. “On the other hand, I believe that he cannot help but feel uncomfortable and irritable and constantly challenge the lethargic German political elite. It will be a Herculean task for him to work his way through the Berlin political jungle without any probation,” he said. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on the dismissal of Melnyk from the post of Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany on July 9, the National News Service reports. Prior to this, the diplomat repeatedly got into international scandals related to nationalism and insults to high-ranking German officials. The social network TikTok has blocked an excerpt from an interview where Melnyk praises the Ukrainian leader and organizer of the nationalist movement in Western Ukraine, Stepan Bandera. Later, the ex-ambassador explained that with such statements he tried to make people in Germany wake up, the Federal News Agency reports.